14. Chile

After my time in Chile in 2006 I was of course excited to come back to this amazing country! Our first stop was Pucon, a little village in the shadow of a volcano and located at a beautiful lake, that has to offer an incredible amount of activities. This is why so many Chileans come here for their summer vacation, and it sure is a little paradise!

Volcano Villarica in Pucon

We decided to go for the rafting which was an interesting experience. It sure was fun at some points, but the question "why?!" came up as well during our hell ride down the rapids. I think I am just getting old...

Down the rapids...

After Pucon we visited my friend Florian and his family in Concepcion at the Atlantic Coast. In 2010, Concepcion experienced an earthquake of 8.8. For someone who has never experienced an earthquake like me cannot understand the power of such a strong earthquake. Chile is luckily fairly well prepaired (at least in terms of architecture), but the 5th biggest earthquake in the human history sure left its traces in the whole region.

Florian and Diego (both big supporters of Hannover 96!)

Last but not least, we had some days in Santiago with a short trip to the old harbor city Valparaiso. As the must-see-places in the capital Santiago are fairly limited, we had enough time to meet up with my old friends and to enjoy Santiago's night life a little bit!

My former landlady and housemate Gini and I in my good old "casa loca"!

Enjoying a "Terremoto" in La Piojera with my friend Sol

Carreteando con "El Loco" (Cristian)